Healthful Hangout: Inside the Salt Cave Santa Barbara

by | Apr 27, 2017 | SALT CAVE NEWS

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Per the State of CA and the County of Santa Barbara, Salt does not require face masks indoors for employees or vaccinated patrons. As COVID 19 virus still exists, we do allow visitors or employees to wear masks, as needed. Masks are optional. We strive to keep our...

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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
I absolutely LOVE this body scrub! It is not too greasy, and the scent is addictive and very rejuvenating. I am hooked!

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This foot balm is the best!!!
I absolutely love everything about this product. It smells great and works wonderfully. I highly recommend it!

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Jennifer B.
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EXFOLIATING AND EFFECTIVE!
The almond coconut scrub is really wonderful on the skin! It leaves your skin feeling soft and supple while exfoliating your dead skin with himalayan salt. Will buy again

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EXCELLENT PRODUCT
After each use of Lavender Salt bar and body lotion improved my dry skin. I highly recommend you to try.

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SALT TEA LIGHTS
Love my tea lights! I bought one in the store and loved it so much that I had to buy three more online as gifts. They are so beautiful when lit.

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SALT BODY SCRUB
this product is amazing. it was sed on me when I had a treatment and I bought it. when I returned home it was as great as it was during the treatment. my skin has been amazingly soft. I even bought some for gifts!

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Danielle K.
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Spa kit
I love everything in the spa kit! The products are wonderful!

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CUSTOMER SERVICE
I had a shipping issue with my order for the Almond Coconut scrub. My product came damaged. They promptly sent out new product no questions asked. Thank you! I love your products!

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GREAT PRODUCTS!
All of the products I’ve bought from Salt SB have been amazing, my personal favorite is the salt scrub (almond coconut) I’ve never felt my skin more moisturized. I’ve also recently completed one month of Sole and I absolutely love it, a great detoxing cleanse that also has helped me lose 5-7lbs.

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LOVELY!
I love this product. It has a beautiful scent – very floral and orangey, but not overwhelming. I am picky about hand creams and such, which is why I love this one so much. A little goes a long way. It feels very oily and slick on your hands at first, but within minutes it absorbs, and your hands feel wonderfully soft and moisturized. I keep it on my desk at work, and my co-workers love it too!

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Nestled below the quaint steps of historic State Street, the Salt Cave in Santa Barbara are forged from 200 million-year-old Himalayan pink salt that seem to rise from the surrounding salt beds like some mythical village.

Created from the crystalized sea salt beds of the Khewra Salt Range of northern Pakistan, visitors are hushed into serenity of the cave for a rejuvenating experience unlike any other in the heart of the coastal resort town.

Visitors spend about an hour in the dim caves, relaxing on gravity-defying chairs, listening to calming music, and breathing in the therapeutic salty air. The environment is supposed to benefit one’s emotional state and ease respiratory problems, including asthma and allergies.

Former geologist Mike McCaskey and his wife Pamela, who has a background in fitness, are the owners and share their mission of providing a unique place to relax and experience the wonder of ancient crystalline salt through salt cave sessions, spa treatments, and products made locally.

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What inspired you to create Salt Cave Santa Barbara?

After a trip to Vermont, Pam had a vision to bring a health and holistic business to Santa Barbara that emphasized wellness in a place with a nurturing environment. That vision was inspired by visiting a country in-like tea room and meditation shop that had a salt room.

Why salt?

Pam was inspired by stories told to her about Eastern Europeans that visited natural salt caves for healing. She picked Himalayan pink salt as one of the purest forms of ancient salt on the planet and for its beauty. We are made of salt and it is essential in our bodies for health.

What can visitors gain from a Salt Cave session?

We want customers to experience wonder in the natural beauty of crystalline rock in our Salt Caves and to experience a sense of calmness and wellness. From athletes to entertainers, several notable personalities and celebrities from our town and from Southern California have been to our caves or had a treatment here.

Are there any “secret” services that visitors can request?

Our salt scrub massages are signature to us and no one else in Santa Barbara performs the service. Other services include catered events, specialized salt scrub treatments, aromatherapy, reiki healing, sound classes, yoga and dance. We have had a wedding ceremony held in our large cave room—that was pretty unique.